Woolwich East Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon) : Groupings of Political Parties

Election of 14th Dec, 1918
Party Votes Outcome
Labour -1

More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 2nd Mar, 1921
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 13724
Labour 13041

This was a by-election.



Election of 15th Nov, 1922
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 15620
Conservative 11714

More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 6th Dec, 1923
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 15766
Conservative 9839

More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 29th Oct, 1924
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 16660
Conservative 11862

More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 30th May, 1929
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 20447
Conservative 11906

More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Apr, 1931
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 16200
Conservative 12357

This was a by-election.



Election of 27th Oct, 1931
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 16658
Conservative 16050

More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 14th Nov, 1935
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 17563
Conservative 12721

More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 5th Jul, 1945
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 18983
Conservative 7237
Other 571

More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 23rd Feb, 1950
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 26604
Conservative 14234
Liberal 1504
Left 601
Other 252

More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 14th Jun, 1951
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 20801
Conservative 13449

This was a by-election.



Election of 25th Oct, 1951
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 26982
Conservative 15420

More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 26th May, 1955
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 23275
Conservative 12929

More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 8th Oct, 1959
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 22353
Conservative 12638

More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Oct, 1964
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 22158
Conservative 10303

More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Mar, 1966
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 22241
Conservative 8798

More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 18th Jun, 1970
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 19423
Conservative 10259

More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election




Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Woolwich East Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12749235/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 01st June 2026